Your Instructors

Your Directors

Ali Gilroy Golden

Associate Director of Instrumental Music
aligolden@cusd.com

Schedule & Ensembles
1st Period: Reyburn Marching Band & Guard
2nd Period: Reyburn Symphonic Band
3rd Period: Clovis East Orchestra
4th Period: Reyburn String Orchestra
6th Period: Reyburn Chamber Orchestra
7th Period: Clovis East Wind Sectionals
Reyburn Winter Percussion and Winter Guard
The Emeralds Color Guard

Alexandra Gilroy Golden received her bachelor's degree, cum laude, in Oboe Performance and Music Education from the University of California, Los Angeles. While at UCLA Ms. Gilroy Golden performed in top ensembles including the UCLA Wind Ensemble, the UCLA Philharmonia and the scholarship woodwind quintet, the Clandestine Quintet. In 2013, Ali completed her Master's in Music, with an emphasis in oboe performance, from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas receiving a full graduate assistantship. Here Ali performed with the UNLV Symphony Orchestra, the Wind Orchestra and Sin City Winds woodwind quintet. She can be heard performing on two of the UNLV Wind Symphony albums, Lost Vegas and Ventanas. Ms. Gilroy Golden began her tenure at the Reagan Educational Center in the fall of 2013. Here she has the pleasure of directing the Reyburn Marching Band & Guard, the Reyburn Symphonic Band, the Reybun String and Chamber Orchestras as well as the Clovis East Orchestra. Ali currently serves as the Orchestra Representative on the FMCMEA Board and assists with the CASMEC convention overseeing honor student performers' activities and chaperones. Ali continues to perform as a freelance musician and provide private oboe lessons throughout the central valley. Most recently, she was appointed the principal oboist position in the Wind Symphony of Clovis. Ms. Gilroy Golden currently resides in Fresno, CA with her husband Chris and their dogs Max & Maple Golden.

Adam Elmore

Director of Jazz Studies
adamelmore@cusd.com
Schedule: 1st Period: Reyburn Jazz Band
2nd Period: Reyburn Symphonic Band
Elementary Ensembles: Temperance Kutner - Freedom - Miramonte - Fancher Creek
8th Period: Clovis East Jazz Band

Eric Cymanski
Freedom Elementary
ericcymanski@cusd.com

Eric Cymanski

Eric Cymanski was born and raised in Fairfield, CA where he attended Armijo High School. During his senior year, he joined and performed with the Concord Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps over a four-summer span. While attending California State University, Fresno, Mr. Cymanski earned a B.A. in Music Education and a M.A. in Music Performance and graduated with honors. Musical groups he has performed with include the CSUF Jazz Band, British Brass Band, Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, and Marching Band. During college, he was active with the national honorary band fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi.
In 1995, he became the Band Director at Selma High School where his band played for President Clinton and Senator Dole. In 1999, he started his job as Assistant Band Director at Clovis High School where he taught Concert Band, Jazz Band and Marching Band. Mr. Cymanski is currently teaching music at Red Bank, Sierra Vista, and Clovis elementary schools in the Clovis Unified School District. His duties involve teaching orchestra and band to 5th and 6th grade students and general music to all elementary students. In 2009, he was nominated for the Crystal award by his peers in Clovis Unified for outstanding teaching. During the winter of 2010, he proudly conducted the FMCMEA Elementary Honor Orchestra.
Mr. Cymanski is a member of FMCMEA, the International Trumpet Guild, and life member of the Eagle Scout Association. He currently is the Music Representative in the Clovis Unified Faculty Senate and Music Resource Teacher for elementary instrumental music. Previous musical positions he has had include being the California Band Directors Association Treasurer and California Music Educators Association Central Section Secretary.
In his spare time, he teaches private trumpet lessons, performs in the Kingsburg Summer Band, Fresno Community Band, Los Hooligans Ska Band, and is a freelance trumpeter at various churches in the Fresno/Clovis area. He is married to his beautiful wife Stephanie and has two wonderful daughters, Brenna and Sydney.

Eric Burger
Miramonte Elementary & Fancher Creek Elementary
ericburger@cusd.com

Steve Maldonado

stevemaldonado@cusd.com

Theodore Tanaleon

theodoretanaleon@cusd.com

Pete van der Paardt

Reagan Elementary School
petevanderpaardt@cusd.com

Our Percussion Team

Levi Dougherty

Clovis East Drumline

Franzis Galario

Franzis Galario
Clovis East Front Ensemble

Franzis Galario graduated from El Diamante High School in Visalia, CA. In his years of experience, he has performed with Valley Independent Percussion from 2012-2014, the Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps in 2013, and Dark Sky Percussion in their 2015 and 2016 seasons. Franzis served to be the section leader of the front ensemble in his senior year of high school, Valley Independent Percussion 2014 and Dark Sky Percussion in 2016. Although this will be his first full season teaching the front ensemble at Clovis East, he has taught many schools in valley including, El Diamante, Tulare Union and Buchanan. Franzis is also currently teaching the front ensemble of the Fresno State Marching Band.

Ray Rivera

Reyburn Drumline
Clovis East Tenors

Our Guard Team

Haley Sergeant

Clovis East Color Guard

Blanca Marquez
Clovis East Color Guard

Blanca Marquez graduated from Clovis West High School in 2011. Blanca began her musical journey in 5th grade band and after 8 years in her senior year of high school she decided to audition for winterguard. After the one season of winterguard at Clovis West, she found a passion that carried her to where she is now. Blanca spent 6 years marching with Frenté Independent World Winterguard. It was there she gained the experience, knowledge and love of teaching. After graduating high school Blanca taught colorguard at Clovis West High School and eventually joined the staff at Clovis East. This will be her second year in the REC programs.

Ashley Norton
Reyburn & REC Color Guards

Ashley graduated from Clovis West High School, and is currently attending Fresno State for Nonprofit Administration. She has spent over ten years performing with various colorguards, including Frente and the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band. This will be Ashely's fourth year coaching colorguard at Reyburn.

Nicole Taylor

Nicole Taylor
Reyburn & REC Color Guards

Nicole graduated from Clovis West High School, where she began her colorguard career during her freshman year. Since she has been involved in the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band and Frenté Winterguard. She is currently at Fresno City College, and is working towards a degree in Biology. She hopes to one day be a teacher and coach color guard here in the Clovis East Area.

Joy Hoggard
The Emeralds Color Guard

Joy Hoggard is a Clovis High Color Guard alumna who has coached at various schools throughout the Central Valley including Madera High School and Bullard High School. She is passionate about the performing arts and has experience in a variety of dance styles along with years of practicing yoga and Pilates. Joy is not only the director of the Emeralds but a devoted Clovis East band mom.

Cheyenne Young

The Emeralds Color Guard

Our Strings Team

Lianna Stuart - (559) 905-2102 - liastu@gmail.com

Lianna Stuart
Violin

Lianna Stuart began studying violin at age 5 with her mother Cynthia Stuart. She has gone on to study under Claudia Shiuh, Jassen Todorov, Zakarias Grafilo, and Dr. Limor Toren-Immerman at Fresno State where she earned her B.A. and M.A. in music performance. She currently plays with the Fresno Philharmonic and the Tulare County Symphony and is a principal violinist for the chamber music group, Moment Musical. Miss Stuart coaches for the Youth Orchestras of Fresno, teaches the after-school violin program, "Accent on Access" at Madison Elementary, and has a growing studio of private students. Most recently, Miss Stuart won a full time violin seat with the Fresno Philharmonic.

Sarine Topaldjikian

Sarine Topaldjikian
Violin

Sarine is a graduate of Clovis West High School and is currently pursuing her B.A in Violin performance. She is interested in furthering her music career in either education or music therapy. She is currently a part of Fresno State’s violin studio with Dr. Limor Toren-Immerman, as well as the Fresno State Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Thomas Loewenheim. She has previously worked with Clovis West as a string instructor, and currently teaches private lessons. She is entering her second year as a string instructor here at Clovis East and Reyburn.

Derek Stewart

Viola

Cello Instructor - Boris Nixon

Shawn Toner - (559) 394-6068 - shawntoner90@gmail.com

Shawn Toner
String Bass

Shawn earned his B.A. in Instrumental Performance, as well as his M.A. in Music Performance from California State University, Fresno, where he studied with former principal of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Bruce Bransby. He currently works as a section coach at several intermediate and high schools throughout the Fresno and Clovis Unified School Districts, where he teaches both group and private lessons. He also coaches bass players as young as elementary school with the Youth Orchestras of Fresno, where he also serves as librarian. He continues to perform regularly with several orchestras throughout the Valley.